Features Archives

Every Student Needs a Plan

by Keith Westman | Feb 11, 2021 | Features

It’s one thing to talk about personalizing learning for all students. To actually make it happen...

Free Bitmoji Classroom Templates for Remote and Hybrid Learning

by Lexi Kozicki | Dec 1, 2020 | Features

Looking for cute and free classroom backgrounds? You've come to the right place! To use our...

2020-21 Product Roadmap Preview

by Keith Westman | Nov 9, 2020 | Features

Like every industry in the world, COVID-19 required us to rethink everything from the ways in...

Free Bitmoji Classroom Templates for Remote Learning

by Lexi Kozicki | Sep 14, 2020 | Features

Bitmoji classrooms are all the rage right now. Laura, a Regional Sales Manager here at Otus, is...

Providing Personalized Video Feedback for Your Students

by Guest | Jun 30, 2020 | Features, Blended Learning

Have you ever noticed likes, favorites, shares, emojis, and comments are on every social media...

Identify Plagiarism With Our Newest Integration: Turnitin

by Keith Westman | May 12, 2020 | Features

We partnered with Turnitin to make grading better than ever. Turnitin is a great resource for...

2019-20 Product Roadmap: What to expect this school year

by Chris Hull | Nov 4, 2019 | Features

After looking at the calendar, in what seems to be an instant, you quickly realize the 2019-2020...

3 Ways to Use Otus on the First Day of School

by Keith Westman | Jul 30, 2019 | Features

As you begin to plan for the 2019-20 school year, we wanted to share a few ideas on how you could...

How We Built the Ultimate Student Profile

by Jordan Walker | Jul 17, 2019 | Features

This summer, we released a new feature we’re really excited about — the student profile. Our goal...

Otus and GradeCam Partner to Increase Teacher Efficiencies for Formative and Summative Assessments

by Jordan Walker | Mar 12, 2019 | Features

Otus and GradeCam Partner to Increase Teacher Efficiencies for Formative and Summative Assessments Otus is a fast-growing edtech company that combines learning, assessment, data, and classroom management tools into a single platform. Today they announced a partnership with GradeCam, an innovative education solutions company. GradeCam allows teachers to create, scan, and score assignments using any […]

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SM	session	No description available.
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